TUCSON Az ( INMATE tried to escape from PRISON ) Stole Truck and crashed GATE

A Tucson inmate planned a prison escape worthy of a crime show episode, that is until he got caught.
Jimmy Odom, 47, who is serving a life sentence for murder, tried to escape at about 8:40 this morning from the Cimarron Unit at Tucson’s Arizona State Prison Complex on South Wilmot Road.
He assaulted a prison employee, stole a delivery truck and crashed through the unit’s interior fence before being stopped at the perimeter fence, said Bill Lamoreaux, an Arizona Department of Corrections spokeman.                

The Inmate pulled a homemade "shank"or knife on the food service worker , a short fight took  place . There was some "blood was seen on the door of the truck" unknown who's blood it was.

 

                                                           

 

Inmate tries to smash out of Tucson prison in delivery truck  Even if Odom had made it past the Cimarron Unit’s perimeter fence, he still would have had to get through a double-perimeter fence that surrounds the complex and is patrolled by armed officers, Lamoreaux said.

Odom was tried in Coconino County for the 2001 murder of a Yuma man camping near Williams. Odom was convicted of first degree murder, burglary, armed robbery and kidnapping. His wife, Donna Lankford, also was convicted and is serving a life sentence at the Perryville complex in Goodyear.

OREGON ( STRONG arm of the LAW ) Posse -WALKING Tall

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O'BRIEN, Ore. (AP) — There's no room in the county jail for burglars and thieves. And the sheriff's department in a vast, rural corner of southwest Oregon has been reduced by budget cuts to three deputies on patrol eight hours a day, five days a week.

But people in this traditionally self-reliant section of timber country aren't about to raise taxes to put more officers on the road. Instead, some folks in Josephine County, larger than the state of Rhode Island, are taking matters into their own hands — mounting flashing lights on their trucks and strapping pistols to their hips to guard communities themselves. Others have put together a virtual neighborhood watch, using Facebook to share tips and information.

"I believe in standing up for myself rather than waiting for the government to do something for me," said Sam Nichols, a retired marina manager.

Nichols has organized a posse of about a dozen fed-up residents who have started patrolling the small community of O'Brien, which has about 750 residents.

"We call ourselves the CAC Patrol, Citizens Against Crime," he said.

DENVER ( 5 KILLED in BAR ) Fire set to cover up crime

A Denver bar erupted into flames early this morning after five people were believed to have been killed inside, police said today.
Police believe that a fire was set to the building to cover up the homicide that had taken place there, according to Commander Ron Saunier of the Denver police.

Saunier would not offer specifics on the type of trauma that killed the four women and one man found dead inside the burned out building of Fero's Bar & Grill. They were convinced, however, that none of the individuals died in the fire.
"We're not sure the exact nature of the trauma," Denver Police Chief Robert White told ABC News affiliate KMGH today.

FEDERAL AGENTS Raid ( New England Compounding Center ) Meningitis OUTBREAK

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(Reuters) - The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts on Tuesday said federal agents raided the New England Compounding Center, the pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak that has killed 15 people and sickened more than 200 others.

U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said: "I can confirm that this office and our law enforcement partners are investigating allegations concerning the New England Compounding Center."

On Tuesday afternoon, agents from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration searched the NECC facility in Framingham, Mass., while local police provided support, local police said.

In a statement, Ortiz said it was "premature" to say what the investigation will show.

(Reporting by Svea Herbst; Writing by Dan Burns; Editing by Gary Hill)

PAKISTAN (Taliban call 14 yr old Girl 'SPY for the WEST ) Malala Yousufzai

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents said on Tuesday that the Pakistani schoolgirl its gunmen shot in the head deserved to die because she had spoken out against the group and praised U.S. President Barack Obama.

Malala Yousufzai, 14, was flown to Britain on Monday, where doctors said she has every chance of making a "good recovery".

The legend grows "the 14 yr old girl who fights the taliban"!

The attack on Yousufzai, who had been advocating education for girls, drew widespread condemnation.

Pakistani surgeons removed a bullet from near her spinal cord during a three-hour operation the day after the attack last week, but she now needs intensive specialist follow-up care.

Authorities have said they have made several arrests in connection with the case but have given no details.

Pakistan's Taliban described Yousufzai as a "spy of the West".

"For this espionage, infidels gave her awards and rewards. And Islam orders killing of those who are spying for enemies," the group said in a statement.

"She used to propagate against mujahideen (holy warriors) to defame (the) Taliban. The Quran says that people propagating against Islam and Islamic forces would be killed

ARIZONA ( Coldwell Banker hires FELONS ) SAN DIEGO watchdog group story

A politician who went to prison 20 years ago in one of Arizona’s most notorious public-corruption cases has apparently been practicing real estate in San Diego County for almost 14 years, using his son’s clean record to get a license.

Donald James Kenney, 73, was a real estate broker at Coldwell Banker in Encinitas until last month, after The Watchdog inquired about his past.

Don Kenney on Facebook, where his profile shows college affiliations that match with his background in Arizona

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The Department of Real Estate began an investigation after The Watchdog inquiry and ordered Kenney on Wednesday to stop practicing real estate. The state concluded that Kenney deceitfully used the identity of his son John Kenney, 44, to obtain a license.

The elder Kenney, who lives in Carlsbad, denies any wrongdoing and denies that he is the lawmaker convicted in Arizona. He declined to meet in person to go over documents gathered by The Watchdog showing he is the former politician.

The elder Kenney and the convicted legislator share the same date of birth and the same three colleges on their résumé. They look the same in photographs. And a letter sent to Kenney as part of his recent effort to restore civil rights lost after his conviction in Arizona was addressed to his Carlsbad home.

Kenney, when he was a legislator, took $55,000 in a gym bag from a Phoenix police operative in a sting operation in 1990 and was sentenced to five years in prison.

ARIZONA ( Former Az legislator who did prison time ) Ends up in SAN DIEGO Court

Donald James Kenney, left, is pictured at his readiness hearing in San Diego Superior Court on Wednesday with public defender Nancy Song. — Nelvin C. Cepeda / U-T San Diego staff

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Encinitas broker was 'AzScam' convict

Real estate license used by ex-con surrendered

Carlsbad real estate broker charged

Ex-lawmaker turned 'broker' pleads guilty to 3 felonies

A former Arizona legislator who served time in prison and came to San Diego County for a new life more than ten years ago was sentenced Monday for stealing his son's clean record to help him pursue a real estate career locally.

Donald James Kenney, 74, the self-proclaimed "quarterback" in one of Arizona's most well-known political scandals, admitted he used the personal details of his 44-year-old attorney son, Donald John Kenney, without his knowledge to obtain a California identification card and broker's license.

Kenney, once the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in Arizona, went to prison 20 years ago for bribery and money laundering in an effort to legalize casino gambling in Arizona, which was initiated by Phoenix police conducting a sting. When he applied for a broker's license in California in 1998, he not only failed to disclose any misdemeanor or felony convictions to the California Department of Real Estate, which is required, he also used his son's information to obtain the license.

San Diego Superior Court Judge Laura Halgren sentenced Kenney to 240 hours of community service at a non-profit organization, required to be completed by Oct. 31, 2013. Kenney was not sentenced to physical public work because of his medical conditions including severe arthritis and a military injury that damaged his knee, said public defender Nancy Song.

Kenney was granted probation on condition he avoids forging documents, taking controlled substances, and representing himself as a real estate agent or broker in any real estate transactions, unless he is the seller. The court also required Kenney to obtain a driver's license using his own personal information.